Lifestyle

Famed Austrian Operetta to regale Hanoi
06/11/2008 05:00
A renowned operetta orchestra will perform next Friday at the Hanoi Opera House. The Toyota Classics 2008 concert will feature the Operetta Vienna performing famous pieces by Mozart, Johann Strauss and Franz Lehar. Vietnamese soprano Nguyen Bich...
Vietnamese beauty clinches int’l image award again
06/11/2008 05:00
Vietnamese Cao Thuy Duong (C) wins the Miss International 2008’s Charmpress International Image Award Vietnam’s Cao Thuy Duong Thursday won the Charmpress International Image Award – one of the sub-contests of this year’s...
Vietnamese Belgium singer to sing in HCM City
06/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Quynh Anh, who is known for her song “Bonjour Vietnam,” will perform at a Gala Dinner celebrating the European Chamber of Commerce’s (EuroCham) 10 th anniversary at the Sofitel Plaza Saigon on November 14. Singer Pham Quynh Anh...
Film on Vietnam’s AO issue to feature at int’l festival
06/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A film highlighting Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin use by the US Army during the Vietnam War will be screened at the 26th international environmental film festival taking place in Paris from November 19-25. The film talks about the...
It’s oil or nothing at new show
06/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of Vietnamese oil paintings opened its doors to the public in Ha Noi yesterday. Faces of Eve: The New Era II by Dao Quoc Huy is among the fine oil-on-canvas paintings on display at the exhibition. Organised by...
Poems again absent from Viet Nam writers’ awards
06/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Novels and short stories have once again dominated the list of awards this year by the Viet Nam Writers Association, with a notable absence of poems and non-fiction. Tieng Khoc Cua Nang Ut (Ut’s Cry) by Nguyen Chi Trung. (Photo: VNE)...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 7/11
06/11/2008 05:00
Hue city cultural week scheduled in Hanoi; National oil painting exhibition opens; Sea Festival 2009 to see national records set Hue cultural week scheduled in Hanoi The Hue Royal Relics Conservation Centre has announced it will organise Hue...